The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-01
Washington letter.
tfrom oar regular correspondence
Et,,v~-roN Mar % 1SS

lawyers selected for the new National
Court have been thoroughly dissected, dis
cussed. viewed from every standpoint, and
finally pronounced good. The Commission
will nov organize and enter upon its duties.
( The next trouble in connection with it is
in finding home for the new bureau.
/ That deyolves upon Secretary Lamar, and
tie interior Department is already over
crowded.
4 The President pronounced the constrle-
/ ton of this Commission the most perplex-
ing problem yet encountered by him in his
present office, and the universal praise ae-
! corded to bis selection gives him much
+ qualification. But the Commissioners can
not fail to have a hard time at best. They
4 are good men and able men. but their Ia
bors will be complex. comprehensive and
exaeting beyond description, and they
/ have an immense puzzle TO work cut in the
new law. jay GonIi said il was good thing
/ that they were all lawyers, for they would
get out Of the law all there was in it.
The effect of the new law upon Wash
ington will be to greatly increase the ac-
tivity of the coming sammer y large bu-
reau must be rapidly organized, clerical
and official force employed, and thousands
OF persons interested ia questions coming
before the Commission will swoop down
upon il even before it is ready to receive
them The clerical force of the Inter
State Commission will not come under
civil service rules. The Commissioners
could. it is said. place the organization of
their clerical force under these rules, but it
is not probable that they will voluntarily
surrender the power of selection and ap
pointment vested in them.
The Presidents next difficult task will
be 10 construct a commission To inYesti-
gate the Pacific Railroads. 1t is predicted
that he will have even more trouble in
finding the right men for these places than
he had in selecting the Interstate Com
mercc Commissioners.
II is now regarded as settled Tact that
Mr. Farchiid, the Assistant Secretary,
will be promoted to the Secretaryship Of
the Treasury. and that his appointment
will lie officially announced this week. The
selection Of Mr. Fajrehild is the outcome
Of an interesting political experiment. The
President declared his desire to wipe out
sectional preiudices in financial matters,
BY the appointment Of a popular leader of
his party in the west or south. qualified 10
assume tho task.
The President was doubtless sincere in
his purpose, and endeavored to find a pop
ular leader who was 4 practical financier,
and willing 10 assume the responsibility Of
controlling the national finances for the
next two years. But lie did not succeed.
The desired statesman either was not found
or was not willing to serve, and the Presi-
dent after offering 10 sacrifice personal
preference, and to make an appointmentin
compliance with political dictation. has
returned to Mr. Fairchild.
The Kit kaison Post, g. y. r., held its
twentieth anniversary camp fire at the
National Rifles Armory few evenings
ago and the Commissioner of Pensions
who was one Of the speakers, charmed his
hearers with his eloquence. THE soldier"
was his subject. and the American volun-
teer soldier probably never was exhibited
III a more heroic light than was turned
upon him By Gen. Black
/ This reminds me Of an old soldiers re-
cent good fortune. He had been private
in an Indiana company. was totally blind,
aud had been a regular visitor at the Pen
sion office every day for more than two
months, SO that the clerks in tile Office of
the Chief Clerk, where lie always present
cd himself had come 10 take an interest in
him. Ono Monday morning he was rather
late making his appearance and said that
he had about given UP all hope. Bat the
Saturday before he had been granted an
affearage pension Of more than 81 ,00o,
and the clerks gathered around him to see
how he wonld take the good news. Tears
Of Joy ran down tbs old mans haggard,
thin face, and he rejoiced and wept for
nearly an hour. lie had never dreamed of
half 80 much money before. After living
for years On his pension Of g month. lie
was made q rich man. The lady clerks
were so much affected by the old man s
ernosicn that they wept with him and for
time sheTe was not dry eye III the room.
WEsroN.
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1'at trial @f Arensdost, tie alleged mar
/ derer 9: Rev. Mr. IIaddocl, who was ar
t sassinated because Of his activity in the en-
! forcement of the Prohibition Law, was be-
gun on Monday at Sioux City, Iowa. The
assassination was the result of a conspiracy
in which several men were engaged, to get
/ liaddock out Of the way, and one of the
witnesses was Harry l.. Leayitt, who, it is
said, took = leading part in the plot, but he
turned States evidence. Leayilt swore
/ positively that lie saw Arensdorf shoot
IIaddock on the street.
/ Il j, said that Governor Beaver, of Penn